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HALLOWEEN ATTRACTIONS
THE SCREAM ZONE
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The Ferris wheel, carnival games and cuddly farm animals have left Del Mar Fairgrounds. Summertime fun in the sun has turned dark and dreary as the grounds transform into Del Mar SCAREgrounds and you enter your worst nightmare, The Scream Zone. All your favorites are back, including Southern California’s original Haunted Hayride and the horrifying Hell-Billy Hootenanny. What’s new is The Passage, a labyrinth so confusing you will need all your senses to get out. Scaredy-cats can enter The Scream Zone compound at no charge if they want to wait for their children or hang with their friends. There are lots of things to do and see, including food vendors, photo opportunities and a Spirit Lounge bar.
thescreamzone.com
THE 17TH DOOR HAUNT EXPERIENCE
Let’s creep it real. This Haunt Experience will blow your mind. Orange County’s scariest and most intense haunted house — known for pushing boundaries — returns to Fullerton. Experience outrageous rooms, shocking innovation and unique experiences that have never been undertaken before in a haunt, including an epic 50-minute add-on experience called The Field Trip.
the17thdoor.com
HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR
Located on Willow Street between Orange and California, and adjacent to one another, Long Beach Municipal Cemetery and Sunnyside Cemetery are “home” to more than 20,000 deceased residents of the area. The tour takes place on Saturday, October 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features graveside presentations by professional and volunteer actors who relate the life and demise of a person lying in rest. Each year’s program features several stories — some are individuals who helped shape the city’s political past, and others are ordinary people whose tales remind us that rich or poor, famed or nearly forgotten, everyone has a story to tell.
Get ready for a stroll through the park that you’ll never forget. The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park is back with two haunts in one: the 3,500-square-foot eXperiment Maze and a mile-long terrifying outdoor trail through twisted pines and gnarled oaks. Feel your way through the fog of the upside-down world with Vecna breathing down your neck. Climb aboard the Ghoul Bus where a cloister of nuns shares the horrifying ride with you. Chainsaw-wielding zombie rodeo clowns will corner you in their corral preparing you for the slaughterhouse. CNN named The Haunted Trail on the top five best haunted attractions in America. True to its reputation, these haunts are not for children younger than 10 or the faint of heart.
hauntedtrail.net
TUNNEL OF TERROR
Looking for a little travel adventure?Here’s a world-class haunted car wash experienced with a haunted tunnel that you and loved ones will never forget, all from the comfort of your own vehicle. Now with two locations in Anaheim and Fontana, the Tunnel of Terror is a one-of-a-kind Halloween thrill. It’s a carefully curated experience with ghosts and ghouls popping up throughout the car wash and special effects providing a terrifying ambiance. Participants can also expect unique surprises each night.
tunnelofterroroc.com
BOO HA HA
Held at the OC Fair & Event Center, Boo Ha Ha will feature three hours of unlimited beer tastings from some of the nation’s top breweries, a strong focus on Oktoberfest and German-style lagers but will include West Coast favorites as well. There will be a costume contest and live performances from new wave legends Berlin with special guests The Mismiths. theboohaha.com
THE HAUNTED HOTEL: DISTURBANCE
A word of warning, these accommodations are NOT the Holiday Inn, boo. The Haunted Hotel’s Disturbance returns to San Diego’s Mission Valley with new frights and musthave scares. Three of the creepiest haunts you’ve ever imagined experiencing with the 3-D Freak Fest, The Haunted Hotel, and the new Stars of the Silver SCREAM. And if that’s not enough to tingle your spine, there will be roaming characters, light shows, ax-throwing, a Virtual Reality area, laserball, glow wear, spirited libations, live entertainment and DJs to bring the party to your haunting experience. hauntedhotel.com
HOWL-O-WEEN
Get ready for a howling adventure at Palm Desert’s Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ annual Howl-O-Ween event. Visitors of all ages are invited to dress up in their favorite costume to enjoy a festive Halloween celebration, in addition to the everyday wonders of The Living Desert. A fang-tastic time will be had by all with activities including trick-or-treating, animal connections and a comedy magician. livingdesert.org
LOS ANGELES HAUNTED HAYRIDE
Haunted Hayride, a Halloween staple in Los Angeles, is returning to the iconic Griffith Park, featuring fan-favorite attractions and reimagined mazes. Expect a return to Midnight Falls, a strange town that’s Halloween year-round, featuring spooktacular mazes including the Hayride, Trick or Treat, Midnight Mortuary and (S) Laughterhouse — a newly revamped maze for 2022. Monte Revolta, the self-appointed Mayor of Midnight Falls, will make a triumphant return with his highly anticipated nightly Town Square performances.
losangeleshauntedhayride.com
HAUNTED CORN MAZE
Looking to get lost in all the spender of the Halloween season? Carlsbad’s “field of screams” is just the place for you. This adventure with have you twisting and turning through a cornfield loaded with your worst nightmares. The haunted corn maze is perfect for teenagers and adults, and is guaranteed to get your heart thumping.
aguahedionda.org/field-of-screams
SHAQTOBERFEST
Shaq is taking over Long Beach . The first-ever Shaqtoberfest Halloween event is happening at the historic Queen Mary in Long Beach this October. The interactive experience will be the ultimate Halloween destination for trick-or-treating, ghoulish games, delicious treats, specialty libations, frightfully fun nighttime haunted trails and exciting live entertainment that encapsulates O’Neal’s playful personality.
shaqtoberfest.com
